Jasper Johns

Usuyuki
1981

A large, detailed artwork composed of numerous overlaid and intersecting lines in various shades of blue, with segments of text visible within the lines. The background appears to be a collage of book pages or similar printed material, and there are subtle circular shapes in red scattered across the image. The piece is divided into panels, suggesting it may be a multi-part work.
A large, detailed artwork composed of numerous overlaid and intersecting lines in various shades of blue, with segments of text visible within the lines. The background appears to be a collage of book pages or similar printed material, and there are subtle circular shapes in red scattered across the image. The piece is divided into panels, suggesting it may be a multi-part work.

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Date
1981

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 29 7/16 × 46 7/8in. (74.8 × 119.1 cm) Image: 27 9/16 × 45 3/8in. (70 × 115.3 cm)

Accession number
81.34

Edition
9/85 | 15 APs, 2 PPs, 1 RTP

Publication
Published by Jasper Johns; published by Simca Print Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Philip Morris Incorporated

Rights and reproductions
© Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Jasper Johns
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